All news on the topic: Funerals

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'I'm scared my Norman's body isn't in our plot and I'll be buried by a stranger'
Great-grandmother Rita Goldspink, 77, fears her husband is not buried in the double grave plot the family owns as investigations into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors go on
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Police checking if 'ashes are human' after bodies taken from funeral directors
Humberside Police officers investigating Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull over the remains of 35 people said the National Crime Agency is checking whether they're human
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Body of gran left to decompose at funeral parlour for seven weeks family say
Relatives and friends of 78-year-old Susan Stone gathered at the 'chapel' at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors for the ceremony in January to say goodbye and were told her body would be taken off for cremation
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UK's wackiest funeral as mourners attend Punch and Judy send-off for superfan
Carol Lee, from the West Midlands, tragically passed away from Alzheimer's earlier this year. Her daughter, Rachael, gave her an original send off with a Punch and Judy show
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Horror as pregnant teacher dies after classroom collapse weeks before due date
Courtney Fannon and her unborn little girl Hadley Jaye passed away after the special education teacher collapsed in the classroom during school hours a month before her due date
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Funeral home where police removed 35 bodies has flowers placed at scene
Humberside Police raided several premises belonging to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors before removing 35 bodies, suspected human ashes and arrested two people, aged 46 and 23
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Funeral home at centre of probe is boarded up and hanging baskets torn down
One of the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors branches in Hull has been boarded up, as fury builds among the community after police launched an investigation over 'concerns for care of the deceased'
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Funeral home probe prompts family and business calls for compulsory inspections
Funeral experts are demanding for inspections to be mandatory after families were left heartbroken when police removed more than 30 bodies from a funeral parlour following concerns in Hull
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King Charles' desperate seven-word plea to feuding sons William and Harry
Prince William and his brother Prince Harry are all-but estranged as the royal feud rumbles on - despite a desperate and heartfelt plea from their father, King Charles
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Mum chokes to death as she cooks dinner for family
Siobhan Rose Simmonds choked while cooking at home in Dover, Kent, and spent a week in a coma before dying - now her family have said she was able to donate her organs
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Hull funeral home suspects sent 'burn in hell' threats after 35 bodies found
The remains of 35 people, either corpses or ashes, have been removed from three different premises owned by Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull - with serious concerns having been raised over how the remains were managed and stored
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Widow who wears 'husband's ashes' as jewellery 'told body found in freezer'
Humberside Police raided Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull last week, with 35 bodies removed from the firm's freezers and two people subsequently arrested
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Thomas Kingston's funeral date has heartbreaking significance for his widow
Approximately 140 friends and family, including Prince William, attended today's funeral service for Thomas Kingston - the date had an emotional significance for widow Lady Gabriella Windsor
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Prince William leads mourners as Thomas Kingston laid to rest in private funeral
Prince William attended the funeral of Lady Gabriella Kingston’s late husband Thomas Kingston, with Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra also present
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Boy, 11, killed during online challenge had been 'inhaling toxic substances'
Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington fell unconscious at a sleepover in Lancaster earlier this month as a friend claimed the 11-year-old had inhaled toxic substances, an inquest in Preston heard
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Funeral director customer 'told by police they may have wrong person's ashes'
Emma Osborne says she was told her stepfather Danny Middleton may have been one of the 34 bodies removed from the Legacy funeral home in Hull as Humberside Police investigate the firm
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Cops give major update on funeral director probe as 'human ashes' recovered
Humberside Police revealed over the weekend a man, 46, and a 23-year-old woman were arrested as investigations into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors continues
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Legacy Independent Funeral Directors branding removed from shop amid backlash
Legacy Independent Funeral Directors has removed its branding from one of its branches in Beverley, West Yorkshire, after distressed families hit out over concerns of the care of their loved ones
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Grieving daughter fears she 'kissed dad's empty coffin' amid funeral probe
Billie Jo Suffill is one of dozens of people who fear they have been impacted by a funeral director probe in Hull, after police raided a parlour and 34 corpses were removed
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Families fear loved ones' bodies 'were in mortuary when they were given ashes'
Police took action after reports of concern for care of the deceased. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. Some 34 bodies have so far been removed and taken to a nearby mortuary
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Dad and daughter pair who run funeral firm where cops seized 34 bodies pictured
The father, who owns the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, and his employee daughter had been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial
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Hull funeral directors swarmed by more police after 34 bodies removed in probe
A number of police officers have been seen inside one of the three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors properties from which 34 bodies were earlier removed
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Sophia Leone's stepdad demands justice as adult star's death at 26 is probed
Adult film star Sophia Leone was found dead in her apartment aged just 26 on March 1, with her stepfather now calling for justice and support for the family over the star's sudden death
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'Prevention of lawful burial' arrests after cops remove bodies from funeral home
A 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial in connection with an 'unprecedented' investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors
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The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers funeral plans detailed after tragic death
The Hairy Bikers star Si King announced the death of his co-star and best friend Dave Myers late last month. Dave talked about his funeral in an interview from 2014